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St. Thomas, Ontario
City in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
St. Thomas is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It gained its city charter on March 4, 1881. The city is also the seat for Elgin County, although it is independent of the county.
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City of St. Thomas | |
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Coordinates: 42°46.5′N 81°11′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Elgin |
Settled | 1810 |
Incorporated | 1852 (Village) |
1861 (town) 1881 (city) | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Joe Preston |
• Governing Body | St. Thomas City Council |
• MPs | Karen Vecchio (CPC) |
• MPPs | Rob Flack (OPC) |
Area | |
• Land | 35.52 km2 (13.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 209.10 m (686.02 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• City (single-tier) | 42,918 |
• Density | 1,067/km2 (2,760/sq mi) |
• Urban | 61,707 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
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Area code(s) | 519, 226, and 548 |
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Website | stthomas.ca |
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At the time of the 2021 Census, the population of the city was 42,918.[3]